Rules for the zootechnical certificate as integral part of the single lifetime identification document for purebred breeding equine animals
Article 45
Open ↗1. The information required to complete Parts I and II of the zootechnical certificate contained in Section V of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation shall be provided by the breed society or breeding body which has established a breeding book in which the purebred breeding equine animal is entered or eligible for entry. 2. Parts I and II of the zootechnical certificate as set out in the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 shall be contained in the single lifetime identification document or a duplicate identification document for purebred breeding animals of the equine species and comply with the following: (a) Part I of the zootechnical certificate set out in the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 shall be Section V of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation; (b) Part II of the zootechnical certificate set out in the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1940 shall be either: (i) part of the Section referred to in point (a), in which case more than one page displaying that Part II are to be provided for updates of the information; or (ii) where authorised by the zootechnical authority in accordance with Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, attached to the single lifetime identification document, in which case it shall be linked to the Part I referred to in point (a) of this paragraph by the entry of the unique code assigned to the animal in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation or the unique life number assigned to the animal prior to the date of application of this Regulation. 3. A single lifetime identification document issued in the extended format shall retain its validity if it includes an additional page which contains the name of the issuing breed society, the breed and the supplementary section, as well as the breeding book number and further relevant information of an equine animal recorded in a supplementary section of a breeding book established or maintained by the issuing breed society which carries out its breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8 or 12 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012. The additional page shall be in a format that cannot be confused with Section V of the model identification document for equine animals set out in Part 1 of Annex II of this Regulation and shall not interfere with the order of Sections therein.